Base-ball mitt.



PATENTED SEPT. 24, 1907.

s. P. WA-RING. BASE BALL MITT.

APPLICATION FILED Nov. 16, 1906- Q Whwosm snow 1130'! 'SAMUEL F. WARING,OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

BASE-BALL MITT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 24, 1907.

Application filed November 16,1906. Serial No. 843,690.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL F. WARING, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Base-Ball Mitts, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain new anduseful improvements in base ballmitts, and has for its object an article of this type which will hepossessed of great strength, and durability, and which can be cheaplymanufactured, and which -will enable the ball to be securely retained bythe player after having been received in the mitt.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention further residesin the details of construction and combination of parts to be fullydescribed in the following specification and later pointed out in theclaims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification, and wherein like characters of reference denote similarparts throughout the several views, Figure 1, is a view in perspectiveshowing the front or receiving face of the mitt or glove. Fig. 2, is anedge view of the same, and Fig. 3, is a rear elevation showing thefinger pockets.

My-improved mitt or glove is distinguished from the usual or ordinarytype in that it omits the pocket for the thumb, as will be observed frominspection of Fig. 3, of the drawings, wherein there are providedpockets for each finger but not for the thumb, the purpose of which willbe presently set forth.

In the manufacture of my improved article, I provide a flexible base 1,which serves as a connecting member between the two arcuate end members2, the base being formed of two sheets of leather which are suitablypadded as indicated at 3. This padding 3, only extends over the centralportion of the base, the two sheets of leather beyond such paddedportion being firmly sewed to each of the arcuate members 2, asindicated at 4, whereby the base forms a flexible connection betweensuch arcuate members and enables the same to individually move aboutsuch base as an axis of movement, or in unison, which can be governedand determined by the player, as is evident. Each of the arcuate membersis suitably padded and projects for a distance from the base, so as toform between the said members a pocket in which the ball 'is received,as illustrated in dotted lines at 5, in Fig. 1.

To the rear face 6, of the base there is secured a section of leather 7,to which the finger pockets 8, are secured, it being observed aspreviously stated that the thumb pocket is omitted. The glove or mittshown in the drawings, Fig. 3, is designed for a left handed player,which signifies one who wears the glove or mitt on. his right hand. Thespace 9, which exists beyond the pocket for the index finger, provides asurface which is for engagement with the thumb of the players righthand, it being observed that the thumb is therefore not confined as arethe remaining fingers of the hand, but to the contrary is permitted freeand unrestricted movement, which is desirable, in that it enables thethumb to control the movements of the lower arcuate member to a betterextent than would be possible were the thumb within a pocket. The upperarcuate member is capable of movement about the base bymere'manipulation of the fingers confined in the pockets asaforementioned. It will be further observed that the inner side faces 2of the arcuate members 2, are inclined, so that the incoming ball willbe wedged in between the arcuate members, the latter being capable ofbeing brought nearer to or farther away from one another,by themanipulation of the fingers and thumb of the players hand, as isobvious. The impact of the ball is therefore received almost wholly bythe arcuate members, though the padding on the base assures protectionto the hand of the player should the impact of the ball be such as wouldcause the arcuate members to spread against the pressure maintained bythe player on the same to regulate the space between such members.

As is apparent from Fig. 1, there is sufficient space between the endsof the arcuate members to enable the same to move without interferencewith one another, this space being designated 3.

A glove of this type is very flexible and enables the player to spreador open the arcuate members with re spect to one another.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A baseball glove comprising an oval flexible base having a regularoutline, a pair of arcuate members each of similar form secured to saidbase and having a space between their adjacent ends, said arcuatemembers each having similar inclined inner side faces, a section ofmaterial secured to the rear of said base, finger pockets secured tosaid section of material and having an inclined disposition, saidsection of material being extended to form a thumb space.

2. A baseball glove comprising a flexible oval-like base formed of twosheets of material, arcuate members each of similar contour secured toeach of said sheets of mate, rial, said members having a space betweentheir inner adjacent ends, and padding between said sheets and arrangedin said space between the ends of said members and be- SAMUEL F. WARING.

Witnesses W iLrnn KING, CHARLES BERGS'LROM.

